Mexico on verge of becoming first country to add vape ban to constitution
The Senate in Mexico yesterday voted unanimously to pass the reform, which will ban the production, distribution and sale of all types of vapes.
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Northern Ireland, Wales and Jersey approve disposable vapes ban for June 2025
Northern Ireland, Wales and Jersey have confirmed they will enforce a ban on disposable vapes from June 1, 2025 in line with the rest of the UK.
EU countries want vapes included in new tobacco tax law
The nations, led by the Netherlands, have asked the European Commission to propose a new law in the coming months that will bring vaping under the same tax legislation as tobacco.
Mexico’s new law to ban vapes passes major hurdle
Lower house lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to change the country’s constitution to include a ban on vapes as well as synthetic drugs such as fentanyl.
Nicotine pouches still widely available in Belgium - one year after ban
Government data shows that this year, 318 out of 1,781 retailers checked by the authorities did not comply with the ban. This resulted in 3,273 packets being seized.
Fruit flavoured Pouches more effective than mint at helping smokers quit, new study finds
The research, published in the journal BMC Health, shows that a higher proportion of smokers who used fruit or other flavoured vapes had quit cigarettes after six months (15.4 per cent) compared to those who used mint flavoured vapes (11.6 per cent).
Vietnam to ban vapes from 2025
Vietnam is to introduce a blanket ban on vapes from the new year. Co-incidentally, the largest Tobacco company in Vietnam is state owned.
Labour accused of planting ‘fake’ examples of nine-year-olds vaping to justify new UK law
A range of pre-scripted statements and questions were reportedly sent to the party’s MPs ahead of a crucial vote on the controversial Tobacco and Vapes Bill last week.
U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on blocked flavoured vapes
The crux of the legal battle is whether the FDA failed to correctly consider the requests of two manufacturers - Triton Distribution and Vapetasia - to sell flavoured e-liquids, putting it in violation of a federal law called the Administrative Procedure Act.
Vapes could help save up to 616,000 lives in Nigeria and Kenya, new report shows
According to the study ‘Saving 600,000 Lives in Nigeria and Kenya’ by global health group Smoke Free Sweden, 9.4 per cent of Nigerians currently smoke.
More than two million vapers could return to smoking due to UK ban, poll shows
Disposable vapes will be banned from June 1, 2025, in an attempt to reduce the appeal of vaping to young people. Under separate proposed legislation, flavours will also be heavily restricted.
UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill passes major hurdle - now have YOUR say
MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of the “historic” Tobacco and Vapes Bill at its second reading in the Commons on Tuesday, with 415 for and 47 against.
